15. 
In the early stages of the disease, Professor Koch has implicit 
faith in the curative value of his remedy. ‘To use his own words, 
‘«Phthsis in the beginning can be cured with certainty by this 
remedy.’’ But in Phthisical cases where the lung substance is to 
any considerable extent destroyed, although the general condition 
of the patient may be improved, the lost tissue of course cannot be 
replaced. And, as a matter of fact, in some advanced stages of the 
disease, the injections have been attended with fatal results. If, 
however, this remedy should happily fulfil the promise claimed for 
by its discoverer, we may truly be said to be at the beginning ot a 
new era, such a one as the world has never known, for the same 
principle which underlies the Koch treatment could, if true, be 
applied to all diseases, and the bacteriologist and innoculator will 
reign supreme. Whether this utopian dream will ever be realized 
is beyond my province to determine— time alone can show. In the 
meantime, every conceivable test will, doubtless, be impartially 
applied to the new remedy, and we may confidently hope that, in 
the end, real benefit to mankind will accrue from the patient and 
indefatigable labours of Professor Koch, even should the remedy 
fall short of the brilliant results prophesied for it by his too san- 
guine disciples. 
Dr. T. Kastes added a few remarks, and proposed a vote of thanks 
which was seconded by Mr. Blandford and carried unanimously. 
The President and Vice-Presidents were then re-elected; also the 
committee with the exception of Mr. Rosling, who has left Folke- 
stone. 
The Secretary and Assistant Secretary were then re-elected. 
Mr. Walton once more called the attention of the members to the 
main object of the society, viz., to work out the natural history of 
the neighbourhood. It would be advisable at each annual meeting 
to have a list prepared of the discoveries and additions to the Fauna 
and Flora of the district during the preceding year. 
Fepruary 107rx, 1891. 
Thirty-two members were present. Mr. Walton exhibited some 
lichens, and the curious fruit of Sayos amicarum. The Secretary 
read the following paper forwarded by H. F. Rutt, Esq., 
ON TAILS. 
The subject of Tails is a wide one. In order to narrow it some- 
what, I shall confine myself, in this paper, to the tails of vertedrate 
animals. But it will be found necessary to include, along with 
